All my gripes with the Wii and it’s poor third-party titles aside, the trailer for the Wii version of Ghostbusters looks kind of fun. Granted, it’s only a trailer and the game itself is not being made by the same company making the spiffier, more “next-gen” version, so I’m not 100% convinced this won’t completely suck balls. But hey, maybe hell will freeze over and this game will rock.
*sigh*
Who am I kidding? Ghostbusters: The Game is another title that makes me want to trade in my Wii for a 360.
Sony has been adamant not dropping the price, and with good reason. The hardware is still expensive, profits are down, and any hint of a price drop could stall sales leading up to the official announcement. Sony has instead been fighting the battle through PR, arguing that with the features of the PS3—including the Blu-ray drive and multimedia functions of the system—the price is more than justified. Sony also pointed out how many games you could buy with the money saved by not subscribing to Xbox Live, as its own online service is free.
I’m just a poor, lowly Wii owner so take my opinions on this with a grain of kosher salt. I pretty much agree that 2009 will be a bad year for Sony if they keep the price of their system where it is. Sure, you get a Blu-ray player and a blowjob with the $400 price tag, but it’s harder to justify the purchase in these times of financial burden, especially when you can get eyegasms with the 360 for half the price and cutegasms on the Wii for even less.
BFD that their online play is free. So is the Wii’s online capabilities. And people ARE willing to pay for the LIVE membership, so all Sony is really doing there is pointing out another means of income that they’re neglecting.
But like I said, I’m just a lowly Nintendo fanboi. I may have a slight bias that shapes the way I’m going at this whole issue. Agree with Ars’ sentiments? Think I’m just blowing smoke out my ass? Comment or e-mail, suckahs!
You may remember that we had a discussion awhile back about mature titties..er..titles coming to the Wii via Sega, and the potential onslaught of games geared more toward the intermediate to hardcore gaming crowd. You may also remember that I made a little Calacanis’esque statement suggesting that this would be the year of the third-party developer and that the success of Nintendo in the new year would rest on them. Well, it would seem that a few people in the right places got wind of my sentiments (blatant lie unless these people had used a time machine to go into the future to hear my statements) and created a new game for the Wii that I’m actually kind of stoked for: Onslaught.
Okay, you can stop laughing now.
Seriously. Stop it.
Can I finish?
Ahem. Basically, Hudson Entertainment is making what they boast to be the first cooperative FPS to grace the Wii. That’s probably true, given that Nintendo has been seriously lacking in the FPS department. Sure, there are FPS games for the Wii out right now, but none of them have been all that great, nor have they included anything that would really count as “fun” cooperative play. If this game is anything near what the developers are boasting it is, then we Wii (teehee) owners are in for a treat. And while it may not change the way most gamers look at the Wii at this point, Onslaught sure seems like a step in the right direction. What do you think? Yay? Nay? Don’t care? E-mail or comment.
This episode marks the beginning of the new site and name for the podcast. This has been under development for awhile and we’re excited to finally be able to go live. We have a lot in store for you this week so let’s just get right to it.
Today’s intro music is Tripping by After the Ice. You can find more of their music at http://www.aftertheice.com/
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